File on 4: Export Controls; BBC Radio 4. (62nd Annual Peabody Awards).(Brief Article)

Broadcast on the day the British Parliament discussed Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, this investigation revealed how other "rogue" nations, including Iran, had illicitly procured sensitive equipment from British companies for use in their nuclear arms programs. Based on detailed, original research conducted by Reporter Allan Urry, in both Britain and the United States, the program highlighted serious weaknesses in the United Kingdom's system of controls over the export of so-called "dual-use" material. Because of the sensitive nature of the subject, it was not an easy story to tell. There was little incentive for individuals or companies to talk to reporters and the …